Hockey stick



Aug. 18, 1,925.

Z. A. HALL HOCKEY STICK Filed Nov. 26

Patented ug. 18, i925.

UNITED sr ZACI-IARIAH ADAM HALL, 0F HESPELER, ONTARO, CANADA.

HOCKEY STICK.

Application led November 26, 1924. SerialNo. 752,444.

To all fic/710m, t may concern:

lle it known that l, 'Zwin-unan ADAM HALL, a British subject, residingat the town of l-lespeler, in the county of Waterloo and Province ofOntario, Dominion of Canada, have invented certain new and usefullmprovements in Hockey Sticks; and l hereby declare that the followingis a full, clear, and exact description of the same.

The object of my invention is to devise a strong, durable and uniformlyfinished hockey stick that can be inexpensively manufactured and for theconstruction of which, wood can be used that heretofore has beenconsidered factory scrap or waste.

lThis object is attained by separately making the handle and blade, andso jointing them that when the parts are properly assembled the tensilestrength and durability of the stick will be at least equal to, if notgreater than, the tensile strength and durability of a hockey stick inwhich the blade is integral with the handle.

In the production of a hockey stick from a single piece of wood there isnecessarily a considerable amount of waste in the shaping of the handleand blade, and the loss or waste of material in the manufacture isapproximately equal to the amount in the manufactured product. Byseparately making the blade and handle parts there is practically nowaste of material in the shaping of the handle and very little waste ofmaterial in the making 'of the blade, and it is possible to obtain,according to this invention, approximately double the amount ofproduction that can be obtained from the same quantity of raw materialwhen the blade and handle are of an integral nature. By separatelymaking the hockey stick parts it may be convenient to use for the bladea strong, tenacious material having more or less resiliency or spring'and to use a rigid material for the construction of the handle, therebyobtaining the advantage of the full driving force of the stick withoutrisk of breakage under reasonable conditions of use.

For an understanding of the invention reference is to be had to thefollowing de* scription and to the accompanying drawings, in which Fig.l is a broken side elevation partly in section of a hockey stick made inaccordance with this invention,

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the handle part. and

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the'blade part.

Like numbers of reference refer to like parts throughout thespecification and drawings.

rlhe hockey stick consists of two separately constructed parts,viz:-the`handle l and the blade 2, with the grain of the Wood runninglengthwise of each part. ln one edge of the handle part l, interjacentits ends, is a substantially ll-shaped notch 3, and from the notch 3 thehandle part is tapered to the heel a of the stick.

integrally formed with the blade part 2 is an arm 5 that is angular tothe blade and of a length corresponding to the tapered portion 6 of thehandle l. This arm 5 is tapered complementarily to the tapered portion 6of the handle part l, and the free end Z of the arm 5 is shaped to enterinto and fit the notch 3. The adjacent surfaces of the arm 5 and taperedportion 6 of the handle part are accurately jointed and glued together,and the joint is secured by nails, wood-screws, or other suitable means8 inserted through the arm and handle part.

rEhe handle part entends to and forms the heel e of the stick and thegrain of the wood runs lengthwise of the stick. rlhus the grain of thehandle part is presented endwise to Vthe playing surface, and the wearof the stick at the heel and the possibility of the stick chipping atthat place is considerably minimized.

By separately making the blade and handle parts it is possible to usewood of any kind, weight or texture in the blade part and to use adifferent wood in the handle part of the same stick, so that the desiredstrength and balance required by hockey players may be acquired, andwhen thus constructed, the lower portion of the handle part isstrengthened and the bending under reasonable conditions of use is forall practical purposes prevented.

Having thus fully described my invention, what l claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent is:

l. A hockey stick comprising a handle part and a blade part, the saidhandle part tapered from a point interjacent its ends to the heel of thestick, and said blade part having an integral arm angular to the bladepart and tapered complementarily to the tapered portion of said handlepart and secured thereto, said handle part extending to and forming theheel of the stick.

lil() A hoelej: stiel comprising handle )art and a blade part, the saidhandle part tapered troni a point lnterjgaeent its ends to the heel ofthe stel, and said blade part having an integral arm angular to theyblade part and tapered oomplementarily to the tapered portion of saidhandle part and secured thereto, and fastening means inserted throughthe arm and tapered portion ot' the handle part, said handle partextendingl to and forming the heel oit the stick.

A. hockey stick comprising` a handle part and a blade part, the saidhandle part tapered from a point interjacent its ends to the heel of thestick, and said blade part having an integral arm angular to the bladepart and tapered oon'ipleii'ientarily to the tapered portion ol saidhandle par* and socured thereto, and fastening means inserted throughthe arm and tapered portion 01': the handle part7 said handle part atthe inner extremity o'll the tapered portion having a substantiallyxl-shaped notch, and the free end of said arm being shaped to enter andlit the notch of the handle part.

Dated at the city of Toronto, in Ifthe county of York and Province ofOntario, Dominion of Canada, this fourth day of November. A. D. 1924.

ZACHARIAH ADAM HALL

